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- Dictionarychine/tʃʌɪn/
noun
- 1. the backbone of an animal as it appears in a joint of meat.
- 2. a mountain ridge.
verb
- 1. cut (meat) across or along the backbone: "he learned how to chine a whole sheep"
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Chine can be a noun or a verb related to food and drink. As a noun, it means the backbone or a cut of meat with part of the backbone. As a verb, it means to remove the backbone from a cut of meat. See more examples and translations of chine.
noun. the backbone or spine, especially of an animal. the whole or a piece of the backbone of an animal with adjoining parts, cut for cooking. a ridge or crest, as of land. Nautical. an angular intersection of the sides and bottom of a vessel. a longitudinal member running behind this. verb (used with object) , chined, chin·ing.
Chine can mean the backbone, a cut of meat, a ridge of land, or a boat shape. It can also be a dialect word for chime or a textile pattern. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and pronunciation of chine.
Chine can mean the backbone or spine of an animal, a cut of meat with the backbone, a ridge or crest, or a nautical term. Learn more about the word's origin, usage, and synonyms from various dictionaries.
A chine ( / ˈtʃaɪn /) is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays. The word is still in use in central Southern England —notably in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight —to describe such topographical features.
Definitions of chine. noun. backbone of an animal. see more. noun. cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone. see more. verb. cut through the backbone of an animal.
Chine is a noun that can mean the backbone, a cut of meat, a ridge of rock, or a boat's side. It is also a verb that means to cut along the backbone or to chamfer the ends of a stave.
